DYF kicks off regular season

Saturday

Sep 15, 2012 at 3:15 AM

FROM STAFF REPORTS

DOVER — The Dover Youth Football League, comprised of 147 players and six teams, kicked off in exciting fashion on a warm sunny day this past Saturday. The Dover Travel teams, who play in the Seacoast Junior Football League started the day off with two games at Exeter.

@Subhead:Dover A 8, Exeter East 0

The Dover A Travel squad started the 2012 season on a winning note as it defeated Exeter East by the score of 8-0. The Dover defense did a great job in shutting down a high powered Exeter team. The defense was anchored by excellent play from John Wertz, who had three fumble recoveries, Sean Gallipo, Aiden McDonough, Nathan Ross, Luc Normandeau and Chris Johnson, who had an interception. Dover's lone touchdown was scored by Drew Tesch on a tough scamper around right end. Tesch also scored a 2-point conversion as he accounted for all the points scored in the contest. Also on offense, Luc McCusker connected with his receivers on some beautiful pass plays to Ty Vitko, Connor Blomstrom and Collin Serra. The Dover offense was sparked by the superior blocking of all everything Aaron Oroh, and lineman Isaiah Egal and Willem Federico. Their stellar line play helped to spark some nice runs by Mitchell Nollet, Kyle Ferriero and Jacob Gellerson.

@Subhead:Exeter East 6, Dover B 0

Dover's B Travel team lost a hard fought battle to a strong Exeter East team, 6-0. Exeter scored the only points of the game in the first quarter on an interception that was returned 65 yards for a touchdown. Dover's offense was led by the tailback duo of Elijah Payeur and Fin Wingren, who both had several long runs. Dover had strong blocking up front from Liam Mone, Michael Porter and Jake McCormack. The defense, which did not allow a point all game, was led by nose guard Stephano Ovalles and end Dan Parker, who were in Exeter's backfield all game, disrupting Exeter's ability to move the ball.

@Rail tease type:House League

@Subhead:Raiders 38, Chiefs 12

The Raiders got off to a flying start in the Dover House League as they defeated the Chiefs by the score of 38-12. Various Raider ball carriers reached pay dirt and put points on the board. Beau Normandeau scored on an end around, Spencer Aubin scored on a nice off-tackle run, Jackson Rutland scored on a quarterback sneak, and Cameron O'Brien had two 30-yard runs to set up touchdowns. Brady McDonough scored the 2-point conversions on off-tackle runs. On defense for the Raiders, Ty Carpenter and Corey Furman stuffed the middle, making it hard for the Chiefs to run, while Teddy Lipinksi swatted a pass down saving what would have been a sure touchdown. For the Chiefs, the offense was ignited by Luke Geppert as he scored both of the touchdowns on long runs of 70 and 50 yards. The Chiefs' defense had a tough day, but was led by Eli Hillsgrove, who made several plays behind the line of scrimmage, and Daniel Doherty, who chased down a few Raider ball carriers from his safety position.

@Subhead:Jaguars 12, Giants 0

The Jaguars started their season with a hard fought win over a tough Giants team by the score of 12-0. Bailey Beakes scored first for the Jags with an impressive 20-yard run up the middle for paydirt. After some tough defense from the Giants, quarterback Andrew Wertz spun his way through the Giants defense for another Jaguar TD, making the score 12-0. From there, the Jags defensive line of Sean McClellon, Cameron Ansell, Derek Grimes, Jonny Rodrigues, Eric Carbonneau, and Daniel Schwarz, held its ground as the Giants tried valiantly to punch the ball into the endzone. Other Jaguar defenders who played tough defense were Brody Neubauer, Brayden Fracassa, Andrew Wertz, Conner Sheehan and Matt Smith. Quinton Berry, Michael McNally, Jonathon Wasserman, Blake Donovan and Dominic Sasien also helped the Jaguars to victory. For the Giants, Gavin Hills, Gavin Cheney and Todd Giles played stellar games on offense and tried to get the Giants offense going. The Giants defense was led by Nathan Maas who had a nice interception, Tim O'Brien and Aiden Pratt.

Games schedule for today are as follows: the Dover Travel A/B squads at Tewksbury Red starting with the A game followed immediately by the B game. In House League action, the Chiefs play the Jaguars at 12:30 p.m. at Bellamy Field, followed by the Giants vs. Oyster River at 2 p.m.